Watch holder



Jan. 31, 1928.

S. W. TAYLOR WATCH HOLDER Filed March 29," 1927 Patented Jan. 31, 1928SULLIVAN V. TAYLOR, 0F LONGVIEVI, WASHINGTON.

WATCH HOLDER.

Application fied March 29, 1927. Serial No. 179,259.

This invention relates to special receptacles and more particularly to awatch holder in which a watch may be placed and suspended from a belt orsuspender strap.

One object of tne invention is to provide a holder in which an open facewatch may be placed and suspended from a belt or the like without itbeing necessary to insert the holder into a pocket and without danger ofthe watch accidentally slipping out of the holder.

Another object form the holder which the holder is secured in engagementwith a belt may also constitute means for engaging the watch andretaining it in the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which may beformed substantially entirely of leather or the like and consists ofcompanion blanks or sections sewed or otherwise secured together toprovide a watch receiving pocket and a suspending loop for the pocket.

The invention is illustrated in the ac companying drawing, whereinFigure 1 is a view showing the improved watch holder in front elevationwith a watch carried in the holder;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the holder on the line22 of Fig. 1 with the watch shown in elevation, and

Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of the invention is to so fl at atab by means of through the watch receiving pocket of the holder.

The watch holder constituting the subjectmatter of this inventionconsists of a pocket having a rear wall 1 and a front wall 2. Thesewalls are formed from leather blanks having their marginal portionsturned inwardly, as shown at 8, and sewed together, as clearly shown inFigs. 2 and 3. It will thus be seen that the front and rear walls, whensewed together, will form a pocket open at its top and of sufiicientsize to receive the watch 4:. It should be noted that the front and rearwalls of the pocket are lined with chamois or any other soft material,as indicated by the numerals 5 and 6, so that if a gold or othervaluable watch is placed in the pocket it will not be liable to bescratched. A portion of the front wall is cut out to provide a flap 7adapted to be moved from the closed position shown in Fig. 3 to anopened position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that the face of thewatch will be exposed to view. t will thus be seen the face of the watchmay be protected and the crystal prevented from being accidentallybroken while the watch is being worn.

lVhen the watch is worn in the holder, it is intended to be suspendedfrom a helt or from a suspender strap. Therefore, the rear wall 1 hasbeen extended upwardly to form a tongue 8 which folded intermedlate itslength to provide depending end portion 9 at the lower end of which issecured a buckle 10. The front wall is also extended upwardlyintermediate its width to provide a strap ll which of width than thetongue 8 and intended to be engaged with the buckle. It should be notedthat the strap 11 is of such width it it may be pa sed throu h the ring1: of the watch before it is engaged with the bur Therefore, the watchwill he StlSpCi. in the pocket from the strap 11 and even if a personwearing the holder should lean over there would be no danger of thewatch slipping out of the pocket. if the holder to be suspended from asuspend er strap inst id of having its tongue 8 engaged with a belt,

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as shown in Fig. l, the loop or ring 13 can.

ried by the tongue will be employed and the suspended strap passedthroug it. if desired the loop 13 may be left off when the tongue isengaged with a belt. It should also be noted that if desired bnttonholesll and 15 may be formed in the tongue and its depending portion 9 inopposed relation to each other so that a suspender button may be passedthrough both of the buttonholes if no belt is worn or engaged in theinner buttonhole l l to prevent the tongue from moving longitudinallyupon the belt.

When the watch holder is in use, the strap 11 is released from thebuckle 10 and the watch inserted into the pocket through the open upperend thereof with the strap passed through the ring 12 of the watch. Thetongue is passed upwardly between the belt and waist-band of a pair oftrousers and its end portion 9 extends downwardly so that the strap maybe engaged with the buckle. It will be readily understood that when thestrap is engaged with the buckle the watch holder will be securely heldin engagement with the belt and the watch suspended in the pocket withits face toward the forward or outer wall of the pocket so that when theflap 7 is lowered the face of ill) the watch will be exposed.Ordinarily, the flap 7 will be upright and disposed in closing relationto the opening in the outer or forward wall of the pocket and preventdanger of the watch being accidentally struck and its crystal broken. Ifno belt is worn,

the strap 11 is engaged with the buckle after being passed through thering of the watch and the device may be suspended from a suspender strapby passing the suspender strap through the ring 13 and thus connectingit with a suspender button in the usual manner. It should be noted thatwhen the watch is in the pocket the winding head may be easily reachedand the watch wound without being removed from the pocket.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: 7

1. A watch holder comprising a pocket open at its top and having frontand rear walls, a ton 'ue extending upwardly from said rear wall andfolded intermediate its length to provide a depending portion, and a tabextending upwardly from said front wall and adapted to be releasablyconnected pending end portion of said tongue, and

a tab extending upwardly from said front wall, said tab being of a widthto be passed through the suspending ring of a watch inserted into thepocket and adapted to be releasably engaged with said fastener.

3. A watch holder comprising a pocket open at its top and having frontand rear walls, said rear wall having a portion extended upwardly toform a tongue folded intermediate its length to provide a depending endportion, a fastener carried by the depending end of said tongue, andsaid front wall having a portion extending upwardly intermediate itswidth to provide a strap adapted to be releasably engaged with saidfastener, said strap being of a width to be passed through thesuspending ring of a watch inserted into the pocketthrough the openupper end thereof.

4. A watch holder comprising a pocket open at its top and having frontand rear walls,'ithefront wall having a portion partially severedtherefrom to form a sight opening and closure flap for the sight opening, a tongue extending upwardly from one wall and having its free endportion folded downwardly, a strap extending upwardly from the otherwall, and means to releasably connect said strap with said tongue.

5. A watch holder comprising a pocket open at its top and having frontand rear walls, the front wall being formed with a sight opening, tongueextending upwardly from one wall and having its free end portion foldeddownwardly, a suspending ring having the tongue passed through the same,a strap extending upwardly from the other wall, and means to releasablyconnect said strap and tongue. V 6; A watch holder comprising a pocketopen at its top and having front and rear walls, the front wall beingformed with a sight opening, a tongue extending upwardly from one walland having its free end portion folded downwardly, opposed portions .ofthe tongue being formed with button receiving openings adjacentthe fold,a strap extending upwardly from the other wall, and means to releasablyconnect said strap and tongue.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SULLIVAN w. TAYLOR. [1 5.]

